City of Boston, City of Melbourne, Melbourne-Boston Sister Cities Association

Mayors for Peace

1985

Various cities as part a global network hosted by the City of Hiroshima

Thessaloniki–Melbourne Sister City Relationship

1984

City of Thessaloniki, City of Melbourne, White Tower Association

Tianjin–Melbourne Sister City Relationship

1980

Tianjin Municipal Government Foreign Affairs Office, Tianjin District Government Agencies and industry development zones, Tianjin Commission of Commerce, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Tianjin Education Commission, City of Melbourne, RMIT University, peak industry bodies

Osaka–Melbourne Sister City Relationship

1978

Municipal, prefectural governments of Osaka, City of Melbourne, Australian and Victorian governments, peak industry bodies, Japanese Consulate

Memorandum of understanding – City of Melbourne with the Wuxi Municipal Government, Tianjin

2016

A five–year agreement to promote mutual economic benefit, enhance visitation and promote the exchange of talent.

Memorandum of understanding between the City of Melbourne and Tianjin Association for Overseas Chinese Affairs

2016

A five–year agreement to promote friendly exchanges and cooperation in the field of Chinese language education, arts and culture between schools, universities and community organisations.

Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

2014

The Alliance aims to address what it will take for leading international cities to achieve at least an 80 per cent reduction in GHG emissions by 2050. The City of Melbourne is a founding member.

Paris Pledge for Action

2015

The Paris Pledge Agreement provides a platform for non-Party stakeholders to welcome the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Over 1300 businesses, cities, civil society groups, investors, regions, trade unions and other signatories pledged their support.

Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) and City of Melbourne Partnership Agreement

2016

A partnership between the administrative departments of the City of Melbourne and DEDJTR which aims to leverage from shared opportunities and meet future challenges through collaboration and strategy integration.